i Cryptic Crossword No 395

[souxie]

1 Across, US star,he is to get showbiz award shortly(6)
12 Across, Expert about to record early signs of impending storms threatening to engulf capital (13)
21 Acoss, NCO material? Perhaps soldier material at first(5,8)
1Down, Prince looks puzzled,collecting a hundred old coins (4-6)

Sorry about the lack of letters

Many Thanks in Advance

[bibblebub]

1a) HESTON [= U.S. star]
he is = HE'S, showbiz award shortly = TON(y)

12a) CLIMATOLOGIST [= expert]
about = C
to record = TO LOG
early signs of Impending Storms Threatening = I S T
to engulf = put those ^ outside...
capital = LIMA
C lima A TO LOG I S T

21a) DRILL SERGEANT [=nco] (give me a minute)

1d) HALF-CROWNS [= old coins]
prince = HAL
looks puzzled = FROWNS
collecting a hundred = put C inside that ^
HAL FcROWNS

[dannyk13]

1a.Heston

[bibblebub]

21a) explanation:-
perhaps soldier = ANT
material at first = DRILL + SERGE - 2 types of cloth incl. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drill - and put those first

[bibblebub]

( in fact material? in first part of the clue give rise to DRILL)

[souxie]

Many Thanks to you both.